- DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH) and Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ: TCX, TSX: TC) announced that DISH has selected Tucows as a technology partner for its retail wireless business
DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH) and Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ: TCX, TSX: TC) announced that DISH has selected Tucows as a technology partner for its retail wireless business. Tucows will be offering Mobile Services Enabler (MSE) solutions, starting with DISH. And as part of the deal, DISH has also acquired Ting Mobile assets, including customer relationships.
Tucows is known as a provider of network access, mobile technology services, domain names, and other Internet services. And Ting Internet delivers fixed fiber Internet access with outstanding customer support. Plus Tucows’ mobile services enabler (MSE) platform provides network access, provisioning, and billing services for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). OpenSRS, Enom, and Ascio combined manage approximately 24 million domain names and millions of value-added services through a global reseller network of over 36,000 web hosts and ISPs. Plus Hover makes it easy for individuals and small businesses to manage their domain names and email addresses.
As of August 1, most Ting Mobile customers across the U.S. became customers of DISH. And customers will continue to use their current phones with the same rates. Along with DISH’s recently acquired Boost customers, Ting Mobile customers will have access to the new T-Mobile network.
For mobile, Tucows will focus on growing its MSE business and deliver a wide range of functions, including billing, activation, provisioning, and funnel marketing to mobile providers. And Tucows provides leading enablement platforms in domain registration and fiber-to-the-home. Now DISH is the first Tucows mobile technology customer.
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“DISH has acquired a well-loved mobile brand, a loyal customer base, and a proven platform. Tucows will now refocus our mobile business on building and maintaining platforms that simplify complex systems while still maintaining strong, consistent cash flows. Ting Mobile customers will surely reap the rewards of a better cost structure, and the U.S. mobile industry has an aggressive competitor in DISH, a company well-positioned to disrupt the industry.”
— Tucows CEO Elliot Noss
“Today, we welcome Ting Mobile customers to DISH. Ting Mobile is a great brand that stands for better value in wireless, and we are eager to begin delivering our award-winning customer service to Ting subscribers. Our agreement with Tucows will accelerate our digital and operational capabilities in wireless. Elliot and his team have a strong track record as entrepreneurs and innovators, and we are excited to partner with them on our wireless venture.”
— John Swieringa, Group President of Retail Wireless and DISH COO
